Job Description

The Opportunity

The Student Health Care Center at the University of Florida is seeking a psychiatrist to join the Student Health psychiatry team which includes MDs and psychiatric Advanced Practice Providers (APPs). This is a full-time (1.0 FTE) non-tenure track Clinical Assistant/Associate/Full Professor faculty position and will be at the forefront of providing comprehensive psychiatric care to UF students facing diverse mental health challenges, including general mental health disorders, trauma, eating disorders, and substance abuse disorders. Additionally, the role includes maintaining clinical records and participating in after-hours psychiatric emergency services serving the UF student community.

The Essential Functions of the positions are as follows:

Assessment, Diagnosis, Treatment & Consultation Services:

Provides psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, medication evaluation, treatment, follow-up care, and crisis intervention/emergency services for students with general mental health issues as well as those with trauma, eating disorders, alcohol/substance abuse issues.

Provides psychiatric consultation services, as requested, to Counseling and Wellness Center (CWC) therapy staff, Student Health Care Center (SHCC) medical providers, student groups, and faculty and staff within the UF community.

Documentation

Maintains clinical records on findings and treatments following established charting guidelines.

Emergency/Urgency Duties

Provides regular back-up and after-hours psychiatric emergency/urgent duties with other Student Health Psychiatry (SHP) staff.

Educational Activities:

There are opportunities to teach residents and medical students on elective rotations during patient care activities at the Student Health Care Center.